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Grand Detour Dispatches From Dixon Busy Rural News
Dixon Illinois marching weather and local affairs report a busy spring. Samuel Young hauls logs. merchants report fair trade. farm laborers command $18 to $22 monthly. Miss Florence Bosworth and Emery Cherrie brave dangerous ice crossings on Rock River. The Swan house fire destroys Vroman and Berendt possessions. local sawmill boss James Smithyman returns from Erie. The St Catherine's jury deems death a possible act of God. Berlin royal table features beer rich dishes. a New Yorker showcases wheat tapestry themed room.
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Samuel Young
Charley Howard
Kansas
Minerva McGarvey
Dora
Nebraska
Ridge Road
Daniel Cushing
Track and Daniels
Wisconsin
H. C. Flick
Pine Creek
Robert Watsons
William Steel
Jas. Sanborn
Messrs
Perry Wood
A. J. Sawyer
Florence Bosworth
Emery Cherrie
Rock River
Mr. James Gilman